Roosters
by Milcha Sanchez-Scott

Roosters Book Cover
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120 minsExterior SetAmerican

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Readers have mixed feelings about the play, with some expressing enthusiasm and others feeling bored. While the creative elements and unique style resonate with certain viewers, not everyone finds it engaging enough for live performance.

Unique and creative styleEngaging for specific tastesSome found it boringNot suitable for everyone

Synopsis

THE STORY: The setting is a simple wood-frame house in the American Southwest.

Hector, a young campesino, is apprehensively awaiting the return of his father, Gallo, who has been serving a jail term for manslaughter.

Gallo, who is obsessed with coc

Press Reviews

"…Ms. Sanchez-Scott has a natural theatrical talent and an ability to ensnare an audience in a tale—both comic and poignant—of domestic emotional violence.” —The New York Times. “…Sanchez-Scott writes in a supple style, and with nice wit, about people she clearly cares about"

— New York Post

Publication

Year1988
BindingPaperback
Pages72
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780822209652
ISBN-100822209659

Roosters is a American play written by Milcha Sanchez-Scott and published by Dramatists Play Service (1988).

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